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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPT. 7, 1906.
A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance further to amend the Mer- chant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, and for other
purposes.
BE cuncted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Comcil thereof, as follows:-
struction.
1. This Ordinanes may be cited as the Merchant Ship- Short title ping Amendment Ordinance, 1906, and shall be read and and con- construed as one with the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, hereinafter called the Principal Ordinance.
2. Sub-section (2) (a) of section 26 of the Principal Repeal of Ordinance as amended by section 7 of the Merchant sub-section
(2) (a) of Shipping Amendment Ordinance, 1905, is hereby repealed section 26 of and the following sub-section is substituted in place the Principal thereof:-
Ordinance as amended by “(2) (a).—If any launch, junk or other vessel shall section 7 of
be found alongside any public wharf or land. the Mer-
chant Ship- ing place (not being engaged in taking on board or landing passengers or cargo) or along- Amendment
ping side any vessel, private wharf or landing place Ordinance, (unless with the permission of the Master or 1905, and Owner thereof, the proof of which shall lie on new sub- the person in charge of such launch, junk or substituted other vessel) or lying off any vessel, wharf or with respect landing place, public or private, so as to to obstruc- obstruct the free necess of other vessels there- tion of
wharves, to, or
vessels. improper mooring, &c.
section
3. Section 39 (1) to (29) inclusive of the Principal Amendment. Ordinance as amended by section 11 of the Merchant of section
39 of the Shipping Amendment Ordinance, 1905, is hereby repealed Principal and the following section is substituted therefor : -
Ordinance.
* Licensed
39-(1.) In the construction of this Part, the term Interpre- “Licensed Junk" shall mean a junk, licensed under sub- tation. section (14) or (15) of this section and shall include any junk." other vessel licensed under sub-section (16).
The term "Master" shall include any person for the time being in command or charge of any junk.
Stations.
(2.) Branch stations of the Harbour Master's Office shall Harbour be maintained at such places in the Colony as the Govern- Master's or may, from time to time, determine, which shall be under the superintendence and control of the Harbour Master, and shall be called "Harbour Master's Station.”
(3.) The Harbour Master shall with the approval of the Anchorages Governor, by regulation to be published in the Gazette for junks. appoint suitable anchorages in the waters of the Colony to be called “Anchorages for Junks.”
Unless and until the limits of such anchorages shall be altered by the Harbour Master, with the approval of the Governor, the limits of anchorages in Table S shall be in force.
(4.) No unlicensed junk shall (except from stress of Unlicensed weather) anchor at any place within the waters of the junks to Colony other than at an "anchorage for junks.”
anchor at an anchorage for junks.
(5.) Every unlicensed junk arriving at any port of the Berthing of Colony shall immediately proceed to and take up its berth unlicensed within the limits of one of the "anchorages for junks.” janks.
(6.) Every unlicensed junk shall be provided with a Unlicense Certificate (Form A. in Table T.) to be issued at the Har- juuks to be bour Master's Office or Station and for which the fee provided prescribed therein shall be charged. The number of Certi- Certificate. ficate of every unlicensed junk shall be branded on her
hull.
with
(7.) The Master of every junk, whether licensed or not, Report of shall immediately on arrival in the waters of the Colony, arrival and report such arrival at the Harbour Master's Office or at particulars
to be the nearest Harbour Master's Station, or, if the said Office furnished. or Station is closed, as soon as possible after it shall
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